When we came back from break, I noticed that the pull was a little bit stronger (but still not much) and that Mera had a slight shake at faster speeds. The shake was slight enough that I first believed that I was imagining it. However, I started making phone calls to set up an appointment on a day when Janelle could drop me off at work, when I would have the time to pick up the car before getting Rowen, and when the Alyeska Tire alignment specialist had an opening. That meant today.
In the time between when I first noticed the shaking and yesterday, when I dropped off Mera at Alyeska Tire, the shaking had grown considerably worse. It was bad enough that even Rowen commented on it after I picked him up from school. In short, it was a good thing that I made the appointment.
It turns out that one of my tires (and not the one that I expected) had developed a large bulge and was set to blow out at any moment. Alyeska Tire had the all-weather tires that I wanted, and so I asked them to make the exchange. The ride home was so amazingly smooth!
I'm glad that I listened to Mera's warning; and even happier that Mera did not burst a tire while we were driving.